Huh? Isn't This A Galgame?-Chapter 86 - 83 I Will Always Like You

Wen Nan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Yu Shujun, and thought, is he finding an exclusive role for himself or just finding some fun?

Being by his side in an exclusive role, always having the best seat in the house and getting the freshest gossip, right?

But speaking of which, Yu Shujun messaging him now actually reminded Wen Nan of something —

He remembered that when he previously signed the gentleman’s agreement with Yu Shujun, Yu Shujun could easily maintain his own strategy level at 99% perfection.

Combining this with Yu Shujun’s control over the characters and props on the trial map...

Wen Nan quickly sent a message over —

[Uncle Nine: Can you control the score accurately?]

[Uncle Nine: Is it possible to help me stabilize their strategy levels?]

[slave: No]

[slave: I can only control my own strategy level; other characters’ strategy levels can only be controlled by their thoughts]

[slave: However, if you need, I can try to help you control the score physically, master]

[Uncle Nine: Physically? How? Beat them into submission?]

[slave: More or less]

[Uncle Nine: ...]

[Uncle Nine: No, thank you]

It seems, in the end, he still has to rely on himself.

Seeing that his two arms were almost being dislocated, Wen Nan hurriedly stepped back to extricate himself from between the two, then raised his hand and said:

"Alright, listen to me."

His words seemed to have a certain kind of magic, having a strong calming effect, and as soon as he spoke, the two girls immediately stopped tugging and quietly looked at him, waiting for him to give the final "verdict."

Wen Nan quickly went over the two background introductions in his mind once more, finally taking a deep breath and making a decision in his heart.

He first looked at the girl on his left and solemnly called: "Lingling."

Hearing her name, Lingling’s eyes immediately lit up, looking at him with full expectation, like a contestant being announced as the winner, her lips couldn’t help but curl up in a smile.

On the other side, Sun Yi looked at Wen Nan’s profile, her lips tightened, and the light in her eyes quickly dimmed, her gaze filled with grievance, resentment, and unwillingness.

9527: [Congratulations, target ’the neighbor sister you watched growing up,’ current strategy level increased to: 30%.]

9527: [Note, target ’the fallen girl who stuck around after being rescued,’ current strategy level decreased to: -10%.]

Ah, just calling a name caused such a big change in the strategy levels on both sides?

Isn’t this too sensitive?

Wen Nan gritted his teeth, ignoring the short-term false fluctuations in strategy levels, and decided to stick to his original judgment and continue speaking:

"Lingling, have you finished your homework?"

Xiao Yi: ?

Lingling: ¿

"... Are you a devil?"

Lingling’s face scrunched up, looking at Wen Nan with full grievance.

Wen Nan restrained the playful expression on his face, looked directly into Lingling’s eyes, and solemnly said, "Lingling, I’m sorry, but what Uncle Nine said before... can’t be fulfilled. You can blame me or hit me, but we can’t be together."

Hearing this, the color on Lingling’s face gradually faded away.

Her eyes started heating up, her lips trembled uncontrollably, thinking she was so close to victory, only to suddenly fall from heaven to hell.

"Why... why deceive me... I’ve waited for this day for so long, so hard, do you know..."

As she spoke, she kept backing away, shaking her head, unable to accept that she ran over against all odds, only to receive a heartless refusal.

At this moment, standing behind Wen Nan, Sun Yi, seeing this scene, originally dim eyes began to light up again.

9527: [Note, target ’the neighbor sister you watched growing up,’ current strategy level decreased to: 10%.]

9527: [Note, target ’the fallen girl who stuck around after being rescued,’ current strategy level increased to: 20%.]

Lingling held back the tears that were about to burst out, squeezed a smile towards Wen Nan, with a last bit of hope, she asked, "Uncle Nine, are you joking with me? Like when we were young, just teasing me, right?"

Wen Nan didn’t respond to her words.

At this moment, Xiao Yi walked up to Wen Nan from behind, wrapped her arms around Wen Nan’s arm, pressing her chest tightly against it, and with her head intimately resting on Wen Nan’s shoulder, looked at Lingling with triumph and said:

"I told you, he’s my boyfriend, don’t dream of taking him away."

Lingling ignored Xiao Yi, she just stared straight at Wen Nan, wanting him to personally give her an answer—

"Uncle Nine, you... never liked me, did you? Not even a tiny bit?"

Wen Nan sighed softly and said, "Go back, Lingling, prepare well for the upcoming mock exams and the college entrance exams."

9527: [Note, target ’the neighbor sister you watched growing up,’ current strategy level decreased to: -5%.]

9527: [Congratulations, target ’the fallen girl who stuck around after being rescued,’ current strategy level increased to: 30%.]

Lingling was utterly forlorn, staggering as she turned around and walked towards the stairway like a defeated dog.

After Lingling’s figure completely disappeared into the darkness, Wen Nan unlocked his home’s password lock and gently patted Xiao Yi’s hand, "You go inside and rest first."

Xiao Yi glanced at the stairway entrance, worried he might be using the chance to chase after Lingling, cautiously asked, "What about you?"

Wen Nan eyed her torn clothes and said, "I’m going to buy you a change of clothes."

9527: [Congratulations, target ’the fallen girl who stuck around after being rescued,’ current strategy level increased to: 40%.]

Only then did Xiao Yi feel at ease, smiling and nodding, "Okay, I’ll wait for you."

With that, she entered Wen Nan’s home and closed the door.

Wen Nan turned and walked into the stairway, standing on the empty steps for a moment, then squatted down and took a delicate gift box from his pocket, placing it on the step.

Afterwards, he stood up, left the stairway entrance, and walked towards the elevator on the other side.

Hidden in the stairwell’s corner, Lingling then slowly emerged from the darkness, opened the gift box, and found a pair of exquisite earrings with a card beside it, which read—[Lingling, happy birthday].

In an instant, the tears Lingling had been holding back burst forth.

Why, why is it always like this?

Clearly he rejected her, yet he’s so kind to her, making it impossible for her to forget him?

Why does he have to be so cruel?

Lingling, drained of strength, slumped down on the floor, her shoulders trembling as she began to cry silently.

Meanwhile, in the corridor separated by just a wall, Uncle Nine’s voice and another woman’s could be heard.

Wen Nan had just taken two steps towards the elevator hall when Yu Shujun approached, facing the stairway entrance, and asked, "You don’t like her?" fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Wen Nan shook his head, "Of course I like her, liked her so much I couldn’t forget all these years."

9527: [Congratulations, target ’the neighbor sister you watched growing up,’ current strategy level increased to: 30%.]

Wen Nan raised his hand, pulled out a sky-blue origami crane from inside his jacket pocket, and held it in his palm.

From afar, Lingling recognized at once that it was the origami crane she had given to Uncle Nine many years ago, he had kept it all this while...

9527: [Congratulations, target ’the neighbor sister you watched growing up,’ current strategy level increased to: 50%.]

Yu Shujun continued monotonously, "If you like her, why reject her?"

Wen Nan shook his head, staring at the crane in his hand, his eyes filled with deep emotions, "She’s too young, she should be focusing on her studies now. I can’t agree just because of my feelings, that would only hinder her future."

9527: [Congratulations, target ’the neighbor sister you watched growing up,’ current strategy level increased to: 65%.]

Wen Nan gently placed the crane back into his pocket, lifted his head as if taking a deep breath to make an important decision, sighed deeply, and said:

"Let me keep this affection for her hidden in my heart forever."

9527: [Congratulations, target ’the neighbor sister you watched growing up,’ current strategy level increased to: 85%.]

Hearing the system’s strategy level notification, the corners of Wen Nan’s mouth curled up as he stepped into the elevator.

As the elevator doors closed, Wen Nan received a message from Lingling —

[ling: Uncle Nine, I’m leaving]

[ling: I don’t blame you for what happened, it’s not your fault, we just didn’t meet at the right time]

[ling: No matter the outcome, I’ll always like you, always and forever]

[ling: At the subterranean third level of your company, the legendary G. point, I’ve left a gift for you, hope you’ll like it]

Seeing the message, Wen Nan paused slightly.

The third target, the address regarding G. point, is different from the previous two...